The Straw Man (1953)
- Directed by
- Donald Taylor
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man hatches an insurance fraud scheme that goes wrong. This is a British crime film from the 1950s about a plan that spirals out of control.
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What happens
The Straw Man is a 1953 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Donald Taylor and starring Dermot Walsh, Clifford Evans and Lana Morris. It was written by Taylor based on the 1951 novel Straw Man by Doris Miles Disney. It was released by United Artists. Its storyline focuses on insurance fraud. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Escape by Night (1953)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.